Purchasing leather

[Markviiiedrea]

I'm refurbishing a steering wheel and I was going to cut the threads and slowly remove ther old leather to use as a template for the new leather. My question is what/where is the best place to get leather for steering wheels? I'm sure there is different grades but could I use one of my old seat from my parts mark?

 

[Green Machine]

Try a shoe repair shop. they use prime leather all the time for expensive shoes.

 

[GMAN]

http://www.wheelskins.com/

 

[CobraStar_LS8]

I was thinking the same by getting new leather and cutting out the same shape as the old and running threads on the border edges (instead of sowing the two together like factory) and get some adhesive to glue them on the steering wheel

 

[CobraStar_LS8]

http://www.wheelskins.com/

I don't like how they are lazy to get the leather all the way towards the inside of the srs airbag

 

[Raped Ape]

I was thinking the same by getting new leather and cutting out the same shape as the old and running threads on the border edges (instead of sowing the two together like factory) and get some adhesive to glue them on the steering wheel

That adhesive idea would never work, hands tugging at wheel, sun, heat, would never hold together and eventually would be messy.

 

[CobraStar_LS8]

That adhesive idea would never work, hands tugging at wheel, sun, heat, would never hold together and eventually would be messy.

maybe with a good adhesive like the ones used for hood scoops and cowl hoods...although it would make it permanent

 

[Raped Ape]

If a type of glue or cement of that caliper as you speak of was used on a leather product, it would for one, make the leather hard and stiff (No PUN intended for all you pervs) to the touch, and two, the abuse the wheel takes on a daily basis, would actually wear the leather out faster than that of a preserved soft leather.

 

[Markviiiedrea]

Here are some good video I found but I wish they would show a little better close-up of the stitching but still good info none the less...

YouTube - ‪HOW TO REPAIR AND COVER CAR PLASTIC STEERING WHEEL WITH LEATHER‬‏

YouTube - ‪West Coast Customs - Ish Steering Wheel Wrap‬‏

 

[Markviiiedrea]

In that first Video the guy glues it and then does a tight stitching, I like the idea of running it through a machine to evenly perforate the sewing holes. I found a local shop that will give me scrap leather that should work.

 

[Scorpio1118_2000]

I'd rather pay mark8muscle the money to do it and be done with it.

 

[Markviiiedrea]

That money can go towards something better, I have a working steering wheel so no sense wasting the money on getting the other one redone. Not saying he does a bad job just more then I would want to spend right now. Plus the satisfaction of doing it myself is always nice, no matter what flaws it might incur.